Market Indicators
ZAR18.14/USD 🔼 ZAR20.78/EUR 🔼 ZAR11.70/AUD 🔼 ZAR24.35/GBP 🔼 BrentCrude@ USD78.49/ZAR1418.15/barrel 🔼 Au@USD3369/ZAR61 104/t.oz 🔽 1BTC@ZAR1 893175/USD104 405🔽
Commentary : Global markets DIPPED on rising Middle East tensions, with reports of possible US military ACTION against Iran. The US Fed held rates steady but signalled POTENTIAL cuts in 2025 due to slower growth and sticky inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose slightly; the Dow slipped. Locally, the JSE was MIXED – resources under pressure, rand-hedge stocks more stable on weaker ZAR SUPPORT.
The end of CASH in Sweden?
Read the here: https://sbs-software.com/insights/sweden-cashless-revolution/
Physics-defying SIGNALS in Anartica.
Read it here: https://interestingengineering.com/science/antarctic-detector-picks-up-signals-that-defy-all-known-laws-of-particle-physics
2 times per year R500k HIV prevention shot approved in USA.
Read it here: https://time.com/7295343/fda-hiv-shot-lenacapavir-yeztugo/
Female baboons with strong relationships to fathers live LONGER.
Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/18/female-baboons-strong-relationship-fathers-live-longer
INTEREST: Antarctica is the DRIEST continent and is officially classified as a desert.
Read it here: https://www.secretatlas.com/handbook/antarctica/polar-desert
Have a great weekend
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